actress
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
Origin of actress
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How to use actress in a sentence
But this is also what happens sometimes to actresses (and journalists) when someone hits it big.
The lab opened the door to a patchwork of grants from around the world which allowed Lavie to begin auditioning actresses.
There are few actresses these days that inspire more goodwill than Anna Kendrick.
Anna Kendrick on Feminism, #GamerGate, and the Celebrity Hacking Attack | Marlow Stern | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut this whole idea of putting actresses in a singing and dancing part who cannot sing or dance, I do not get.
Nigel Lythgoe on How to Save Reality TV, ‘On the Town,’ and ‘Brokeback Ballroom’ | Kevin Fallon | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA lot of young actresses these days are coming out against being labeled a feminist.
The leading actors and actresses of the country played at the Richmond Theater with pride.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyOne of the favorite actresses of the soldier audiences was Sally Partington.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyConsequently, the Virginia playhouses eventually closed and most of the actors and actresses traveled to foreign shores.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyMr. Willard is so good that no one pays particular attention to the efforts to please of his fellow-actors and actresses.
He was passionately fond of the theatre, and could talk by the hour on famous performances of old actors and actresses.
Reminiscences of Charles Bradlaugh | George W. Foote
British Dictionary definitions for actress
/ (ˈæktrɪs) /
a woman who acts in a play, film, broadcast, etc
informal a woman who puts on a false manner in order to deceive others
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